An Act of Resistance

A few months ago, Ivy and I decided to create a BFJN podcast. There were a lot of reasons why this format really fit with the mission and vision of BFJN, where we were as an organization and where we hoped to be – we talk about that some in the first podcast so go...

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Learning from Assisi

In a world with seemingly endless distractions and modern “conveniences” that make us constantly accessible to friends, our jobs and even strangers there is a danger in romanticizing the faith and practices of those who lived in other times and places which appear to...

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Empowering Our Women

Last semester at Gordon College, I had the privilege of taking Dr. Ruth Melkonian-Hoover’s women and politics class. During this class, we discussed issues of contemporary politics, women’s suffrage in the United States, and learned of the history of women’s movements...

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My kingdom go

I have recently been reading Richard Rohr for a Christian Simplicity class I am in.  What a blessing and privilege to “have to” read so many insightful, provocative, wise Christian thinkers! There is so much in Rohr’s Eager to Love that I have found challenging and...

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